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Its essentially an example of tapping into a sense of classism through couture and costume design

Pin Pin This costume is iconic because everyone involved in making it memorable Givenchy, Edith Head, Blake Edwards and even Audrey Hepburn herself understood that the combination of Parisian style, high-quality pieces that probably arent realistic for the character, and Hepburns own persona as an untouchable international beauty could get a 1961 audience to see Holly as a chic, glamorous, even heroic girl with dreams and not a tragic and sinful woman leading a life of questionable morals, which is how 1961 audiences were trained to see women like Holly

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To keep this look chic, I wore a black bodysuit underneath my jacket to keep the top flawless

Finish with a clutch bag and statement earrings